On Wednesday, January 28, Judson High School’s Student Council was invited to attend the San Antonio Spurs’ Community Outreach game at the AT&T Center against the Charlotte Hornets.

The Student Council, sponsored by Ms. Samantha Matthis, represents Judson’s student body and coordinates many of the events that happen around the campus, like the food drive and student dances.

“Student Council is all about promoting school spirit and promoting awareness about different things throughout the community,” Matthis explained. “I noticed that not a lot of student’s have spirit. So, I want to focus on getting more people involved so it’s not always the same people or organizations participating in school events and doing the same things over and over again.”

With this group of students being such an important aspect of the school, it was a great honor for them to be able to represent the school and support our beloved basketball team at their Community Outreach game. Colton McCarty, a program coordinator of Community Outreach, was one of the main reasons the Student Council was able to attend the game and become more involved.

“We actually do a lot of different things with our Community Outreach program. We stay actively involved with the community by doing things like building homes, Meal on Wheels, and visiting elementary schools,” McCarty said. “Silver and Black Give Back is our non-profit organization. The whole purpose is to give back to the community and focus on aspects of the community such as military and children.”

Surprisingly, McCarty is a graduate of Judson High School. Needless to say, as Judson alumni, he wanted to reach out to the school he graduated from.

“If I’m able to go back to my roots and get the students involved, then I will definitely take that opportunity,” McCarty said. “Part of my job is coordinating events and group outings, and at one point being in Student Council myself, I really wanted to get all of you involved as well.”

Here at Judson, the Student Council plays a major role in the school and the community. Being able to represent Judson High School the way they did at the Spurs game was a monument step towards their ultimate goals: promoting school spirit, spreading the word and getting more and more students involved with events going on at school, and being able to participate in events going on in our community.

“One goal I have for them is really promoting school spirit. I think going to the Spurs’ game helped the kids because they realized being involved in an organization like this they can do fun and exciting things,” Matthis said. “They have a chance to spread the word to get even more students involved while also bonding with their fellow classmates.”

While attending a Spurs game was a great way to show school spirit and be more involved with the community as a whole, the members of Student Council and its sponsors genuinely had a great time just spending time with their peers and being able to experience this night together.

“I felt honored to be a part of a group of students who have such a positive influence and representation of the school because sometimes that can be hard to find,” senior Chrissherra Mills said. “I’m glad I was able to share such a great experience with everybody in the organization.”